Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 21.4% cheaper than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 44.3% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Kenya
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 82.9% less in Kenya

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Kenya are more expensive than in Eritrea. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Kenya. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

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Kenya vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Eritrea, you would:

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$3.96 KES513.81	-81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.49 KES842.08	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.58 KES74.64	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.57 KES73.50	-43.4%
Average			-56.6%

Eritrea vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.3% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.57 KES73.38
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.04 KES654.07	+236.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$2.81 KES364.50	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$1.68 KES218.44	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.61 KES338.09	-78.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.14 KES147.75	-79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.42 KES55.09	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.63 KES81.85	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$0.34 KES43.54	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.33 KES42.99	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.35 KES45.50	-17.2%
Average			-44.3%

Eritrea vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$5.72 KES742.41	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$30.03 KES3,896.40	+275.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$19,967.15 KES3M	-70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.32 KES1,598.52
Average			-20.6%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Eritrea	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$33.50 KES4,347.14	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$208.27 KES27,025.43	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$163.35 KES21,195.68	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$34.61 KES4,490.62	+81.0%
Average			-14.3%

Eritrea vs. Kenya - Cost of housing

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$167.67 KES21,757.09	+570.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$10,284.02 KES1M	+295.5%
Average			+415.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$2.14 KES278.31	+257.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.44 KES316.97	+205.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.21 KES417.11
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$32.05 KES4,158.65	+18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$8.52 KES1,106.12	+610.4%
Average			+207.5%

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pay 82.9% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$16.22 KES2,105.20	-88.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$20.38 KES2,645.16	-83.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$35.38 KES4,590.56	-82.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$35.71 KES4,633.90	-76.2%
Average			-82.9%

Eritrea vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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